Louisiana State Police have arrested a man who brought a BB gun to the state Capitol building Wednesday after he was booked by Baton Rouge law enforcement on unrelated charges, authorities said. Russell W. Vaughn, 32, of Greenwell Springs, who police said brandished the gun before fleeing from officers, will be charged with resisting arrest.

According to a State Police news release, on Wednesday about 11:15 a.m., Vaughn walked up the steps of the Capitol building in Baton Rouge with a BB, or pellet, gun. Officers saw the weapon and assumed it to be a small rifle.

Russell Vaughn

After ordering him to lay down the firearm, which Vaughn refused to do, a Capitol security officer managed to confiscate the gun. Vaughn then fled in a black Chrysler 300 before authorities could pursue him.

At the time, Gov. Bobby Jindal was in the Governor's Mansion, which is less than a mile away. Inside the building, state officials, members of the public and reporters were assembling for a meeting of the state Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.

Vaughn was arrested Thursday morning by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office on unrelated
charges. His neighbors reported he was yelling and cursing outside, and sheriff's deputies arrested him on suspicion of disturbing the peace and simple assault.

Officials added charges of resisting arrest in connection with the incident at the Capitol.

He was not charged with any weapons or gun offenses, Sgt. J.B. Slaton of the State Police said Thursday evening.

"The Louisiana State Police will continue to review all security measures currently in place at the state Capitol," an LSP statement read.